Address: 1755 Palmer Drive, Defiance, Ohio 43512
Principal: Robert Morton | Office Phone: 419-784-2777
Athletic Director: Jerry Buti | Office Phone: 419-784-0102 | Email
Defiance WBL Championships
Baseball (30): 26, 25, 24, 22, 21, 19, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 09, 08, 07, 05, 04, 02, 00, 99, 98, 97, 95, 94, 93, 92, 89, 85, 84, 82, 77
Boys Basketball (9): 16, 14, 13, 12, 10, 83, 78, 77, 74
Girls Basketball (1): 00
Boys Cross Country (27): 21, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 13, 12, 09, 08, 04, 02, 01, 00, 99, 92, 91, 90, 89, 87, 86, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 73
Girls Cross Country (12): 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 08, 07, 06, 05, 99, 98, 93
Football (4): 08, 00, 97, 96
Boys Golf (7): 11, 09, 98, 94, 87, 86, 77
Girls Golf (1): 25
Boys Soccer (4): 04, 03, 01, 00
Softball (9): 24, 23, 19, 18, 09, 04, 97, 92, 91
Girls Swimming (3): 00, 99, 98
Boys Tennis (2): 89, 80
Boys Track (17): 15, 10, 09, 08, 07, 06, 02, 00, 99, 94, 91, 86, 83, 82, 79, 74, 73
Girls Track (4): 19, 11, 10, 08
Volleyball (3): 05, 04, 00
Wrestling (20): 15, 14, 01, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76, 75, 74
Defiance State Appearances
State Championships
2016 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Baseball Division II State Champions
2015 Boys Basketball Division II State Champions
2013 Boys Cross Country Division II State Champions
2013 Baseball Division II State Champions
1997 Football Division II State Champions
1992 Baseball Division I State Champion
State Semifinalists
2010 Baseball Division II State Semifinalist
2009 Boys Cross Country Division II -4th Place
2002 Baseball State Semifinalist
1940 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
1932 Boys Basketball State Semifinalist
State Championships (Individuals)
2013 Division II Track & Field 3200 Meter Run State Champion – Abel Flores
2010 Division II Track & Field 3200M Run State Champion – Megan Vogelsong
2009-10 Division II Wrestling 112 lb. State Champion – B.J. Miller
2009 Division II Track & Field 3200 Relay State Champion – Sebastian Brown, Sean Murray, Trevin Flickinger, Zach Wiles
1988 Division I Track & Field Long Jump State Champion – Renae Stahl
1971 Division I Wrestling Heavyweight State Champion – Dave Harrow
Ohio Baseball Player of the Year Awards (Mr. Baseball)
Tyler Burgoon 2007
Jon Niese 2005
Chad Billingsley 2003
Defiance News & Scores
8/18 WBL Boys Golf Scores
Bath 157, Celina 171
Defiance 164, Elida 191
Defiance (Ricky Bolman 38, Matt Belland 40, Connor Stykemain 42, Drake Moening 44)
Elida (Drew Sarno 44, Brett Shook 45, Jimmie Ebling 47, Patrick Brockert 55)
Kenton 178, Wapakoneta 181
Kenton (Britton Hensel 42, Nathan Osborn 44, Anthony McKee 45, Luke Nichols 48)
Wapakoneta (Drew Wayman 39 (Medalist), Nick Bruns 45, Wesley Ruedebusch 48, Jared Miller 49)
Van Wert 178, Ottawa-Glandorf 195
Ottawa-Glandorf (Eric Parys 45, Andrew Krukowski 45, Erik Verhoff 50, Adam Siefker 55)
Van Wert (Jared Hernandez 39, Brandon Hernandez 41, Daniel Magowan 48, Gabe Rollins 50)
St. Marys 168, Shawnee 180
8/18 WBL Girls Tennis Scores
Celina 4 Bath 1
Singles:
1st- Maddie Cline (C) def. Grayce Smith (B) 6-1, 6-1
2nd- Ally Harris (C) def. Jordan Haller (B) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
3rd- Breanna Jenkins (C) def. Madison Pauff (B) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles:
1st- Maddie Helmig/Dana Wieging (B) def. Nicole Elston/Cami Mohler (C) 6-0, 7-5
2nd- Kayleah Fischer/Miranda Rable (C) def. Katia Hardman/Hannah Truman (B) 6-4, 6-1
Defiance 4 Elida 1
Singles:
1st- Jacey Higbie (E) def. Laura Castillo (D) 6-2, 6-3
2nd- Raquel Gomez (D) def. Morgan Nelson (E) 6-2, 6-1
3rd- Natasha Reeves (D) def. Eve Villarue (E) 6-7 (7-5), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles:
1st- Polce/Vance (D) def. Slusher/Fay (E) 6-3, 6-4
2nd- Cruz/Hancock (D) def. Griffith/Mekolites (E) 6-2, 6-2
Wapakoneta 4 Kenton 1
Singles:
1st- Claire Oats (K) def. Laura Castillo (W) 6-2, 6-2
2nd- Allie Zofkie (W) def. Breanna Alexander (K) 6-0, 6-1
3rd- Kiersten Wellons (W) def. Brittany Shepherd (K) retired
Doubles:
1st- Carly Buzzard/Chelsea Myers (W) def. Calynn Morris/Kirsten Osborn (K) 6-2, 6-2
2nd- Kate Henderson/Madison Watt (W) def. Aila Baizhomartova/Beth Oldham (K) 6-0, 6-0
Ottawa-Glandorf 3 Van Wert 2
Shawnee at St. Marys
8/16 Boys Soccer Scores
Shawnee 1 Central Catholic 0
Napoleon 10 Defiance 0
St. Marys 1 Bluffton 1
Kenton 2 Triad 2
8/15 Girls Tennis Scores
Wapakoneta 5 Lima Senior 0
1st Singles: Kaitlin Snider (W) defeated Kali Wilcutt (LS) 6-0, 6-0
2nd Singles: Kiersten Wellons (W) defeated Ryann Crockett (LS) 6-1, 6-0
3rd Singles: Madison Watt (W) defeated Mariya Kotsyurba (LS) 6-0, 6-0
1st Doubles: Mackenzie Kaverman/Kate Henderson (W) defeated Zoey Wurgess/Kasidy Moneer (LS) 6-0, 6-1
2nd Doubles: Cassidy Hughes/Makayla Schroeder (W) defeated Arasha Grisby/Yessenia Alverez (LS) 6-0, 6-0
Defiance 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
1st Singles: Kacey Bradshaw (LCC) defeated Kristine Shannon (D) 6-1, 0-1 forfeit
2nd Singles: Emily Janowski (LCC) defeated Laura Castillo (D) 6-1, 6-1
3rd Singles: Raquel Gomez (D) defeated Samantha Stallkamp (LCC) 6-3, 6-2
1st Doubles: Courtney Polce/Danielle Vance (D) defeated Natale Patricio-Agosto/Meredith Bruno (LCC) 6-2, 7-5
2nd Doubles: Alyssa Cruz/Katie Hancock (D) defeated Olivia Stanley/Sophia Venturella (LCC) 6-2, 6-2
Celina 5 Piqua 0
Greenville 4 St. Marys 1
8/15 Boys Golf Scores
Celina Boys Golf Invitational (20 teams)
2. Bath 322, 3. Kenton 332, 4. St. Marys 333, 7. Wapakoneta 339, 8. Shawnee 341, 10. Defiance 344, 12. Celina 349, 14. Elida 380, 18. Ottawa-Glandorf 402
8/14 Girls Tennis Scores
Bluffton 3 Kenton 2
Wapakoneta 5 Marysville 0
Wauseon 3 Ottawa-Glandorf 2
Defiance 3 Napoleon 2
Shawnee 3 Findlay 2
8/14 Girls Golf Scores
Defiance Girls Golf Invitational (14 teams)
3. Shawnee 427, 4. Wapakoneta 429, 10. Defiance 494, 13. Celina (no team score)
| Defiance | OUT | IN | TOT | |
| Annabelle Weisgerber | 44 | 41 | 85 | |
| Rachel Gerken | 63 | 59 | 122 | |
| Lindsey Keller | 75 | 72 | 147 | |
| Alyssa Kelly | 69 | 79 | 148 | |
| Alexis Wallen | 65 | 75 | 140 | |
| Team Score: | 494 | |||
| Shawnee | OUT | IN | TOT | |||
| Jennifer Mitchell | 48 | 44 | 92 | |||
| Haliegh Jordan | 52 | 52 | 104 | |||
| Kyle Smith | 60 | 58 | 118 | |||
| Bailey Gillen | 64 | 60 | 124 | |||
| Megan Spainhower | 56 | 57 | 113 | |||
| Team Score: | 427 | |||||
| Celina | OUT | IN | TOT | |||
| Kelly Stahls | 55 | 51 | 106 | |||
| Johna Walls | 49 | 49 | 98 | |||
| Haley McGillvary | 53 | 53 | 106 | |||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Team Score: | 204 | |||||
| Wapakoneta | OUT | IN | TOT | |||
| Sierra Sammons | 51 | 53 | 104 | |||
| Emily Klopfenstein | 58 | 47 | 105 | |||
| Haley Kinstle | 54 | 57 | 111 | |||
| Erin Owens | 61 | 50 | 111 | |||
| Kasey Carrico | 57 | 52 | 109 | |||
| Team Score: | 429 | |||||
8/13 Girls Tennis Scores
Defiance 3 Lima Central Catholic 2
1st Singles: Kacey Bradshaw LCC def Kristine Shannon D 6-2, 6-3
2nd Singles: Emily Janowski LCC def Laura Castillo D 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
3rd Singles: Raquel Gomez D def Meredith Bruno LCC 7-5, 6-0
1st Doubles: Courtney Polce & Danielle Vance D def Natalie Patricio-Agosto & Sophia Venturella 6-2, 6-3
2nd Doubles: Alyssa Cruz & Katie Hancock D def Samantha Stallkamp & Shelby Young 6-0, 6-1
Marysville 4 Kenton 1
1st Singles: Claire Oates, Kenton def Megan Marsh, Marysville 6-3, 6-0
2nd Singles: Katie Martin, Marysville def Breanna Alexander, Kenton 6-0, 6-3
3rd Singles: Megan Yoakum, Marysville def Brittany Shepherd, Kenton 6-0, 6-1
1st Doubles: Sammie Hunt/Kristin Langlois, Marysville def Calynn Morris/Kirsten Osborn, Kenton 6-2, 6-4
2nd Doubles: Sarah Kreuz/Rachel Kusma, Marysville def Aila Baizhomartova/Beth Oldham, Kenton 6-0, 6-1
Greenville 4 Celina 1
Wapakoneta 5 Bowling Green 0
8/13 Boys Golf Scores
Auglaize County Invitational (6 teams)
1. Minster 310, 2. St. Marys 337, 3. New Bremen 350, 4. Wapakoneta 360, 5. Waynesfield-Goshen 386, 6. New Knoxville 471
St. Marys (Carter Bowman 78, Collin Burke 81, Jacob Hollman 86, Jill Schmitmeyer 92, Austin Cook 96)
Wapakoneta (Drew Wayman 74, Jared Miller 93, Nick Bruns 96, Logan Miller 97, Wesley Ruedebusch 98, Kyle Huffman 99)
Kalida Invitational (18 teams)
1. Bath 304, 5. Defiance 336, 6. Shawnee 341, 9. Celina 355, 11. Van Wert 371, 13. Elida 387, 17. Ottawa-Glandorf 411
| Bath High School | 304 1st |
| Evan Hall | 75 |
| Brady Garver | 75 |
| Spencer Stubbs | 79 |
| Adam Vieira | 75 |
| Nate Clark | 93 |
| Celina | 355 9th |
| Stephen Pleck | 84 |
| David Jenkins | 84 |
| Jimmy Luebke | 93 |
| Jake Smalley | 100 |
| Geoffrey Braun | 94 |
| Defiance HS | 336 5th |
| Ricky Bolman | 84 |
| Matt Belland | 87 |
| Drake Moening | 100 |
| Connor Stykemain | 84 |
| D.J. Gustwiller | 81 |
| Elida | 387 13th |
| Jimmie Ebling | 87 |
| Brett Shook | 99 |
| Drew Sarno | 85 |
| Patrick Brockart | 116 |
| Kaven Hurst | 123 |
| Ottawa Glandorf | 411 17th |
| Eric Parys | 96 |
| Adam Siefker | 112 |
| Erik Verhoff | 101 |
| Andrew Krukowski | 103 |
| Anthony Baughman | 111 |
| Shawnee | 341 6th |
| Ian Hastings | 85 |
| Jake Shivley | 82 |
| Jacob Good | 85 |
| Ty Reynolds | 90 |
| Nick Guerrero | 89 |
| Van Wert | 371 11th |
| Brandon Hernandez | 88 |
| Jared Hernandez | 91 |
| Daniel MaGowen | 94 |
| Colton Deschner | 98 |
| Jacob Covey | 118 |
8/6 Boys Golf Scores
Liberty-Benton Invitational (12 teams)
6. Bath 346, 8. Kenton 351, 11. Van Wert 390
Allen East Invitational
1. Kalida 303, 2. Anthony Wayne 317, 3. Shawnee 327, 4. Defiance 337, 5. Clyde 337, 6. Van Buren 349, 7. Allen East 352, 8. Miami Valley 361, 9. Patrick Henry 365, 10. Elida 373, 11. Findlay 382, 12. Waynesfield-Goshen 383, 13. Parkway 390, 14. Ridgemont 403
| Defiance | OUT | IN | TOT | |||
| Ricky Bolman | 45 | 41 | 86 | |||
| Drake Moening | 46 | 41 | 87 | |||
| Matt Belland | 45 | 40 | 85 | |||
| Connor Stykemain | 42 | 38 | 80 | |||
| D.J. Gustwiller | 44 | 42 | 86 | |||
| Isaac Thomas | 45 | 46 | 91 | |||
| Team Score: | 337 | |||||
| Elida | OUT | IN | TOT | |
| Jimmie Ebling | 40 | 37 | 77 | |
| Brett Shook | 41 | 49 | 90 | |
| Drew Sarno | 49 | 46 | 95 | |
| Patrick Brockert | 53 | 58 | 111 | |
| Kayler Yexheimer | 57 | 60 | 117 | |
| Daniel Unruh | 66 | 59 | 125 | |
| Team Score: | 373 | |||
| Shawnee | OUT | IN | TOT | |||
| Ian Hasting | 40 | 39 | 79 | |||
| Jake Shivley | 40 | 42 | 82 | |||
| Jacob Good | 39 | 43 | 82 | |||
| Ty Reynolds | 42 | 42 | 84 | |||
| Andrew Boone | 43 | 48 | 91 | |||
| Nick Guerrero | 46 | 46 | 92 | |||
| Team Score: | 327 | |||||
6/7 OHSAA State Track & Field Championships
Division I
Boys
Celina 0
State Qualifiers:
Sam Phares, Celina – 12th in Pole Vault
Complete State Event Results
Girls
50. Celina 3
State Qualifiers:
Bekah Carr, Celina – 15th in 100 Meter Hurdles 33″; 6th in Long Jump
Complete State Event Results
Division II
Boys
Elida, Kenton, 25. Ottawa-Glandorf 9, St. Marys, 61. Van Wert 2
State Qualifiers:
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×800 Meter Relay (Brad Recker/Sid Moening/Trevor Ellerbrock/Matias Trampe-Kindt) – 6th
St. Marys 4×200 Meter Relay (Eric Spicer/Will Walter/Austin Tester/Cam Swanson) – 15th
Matias Trampe-Kindt, Ottawa-Glandorf – 3rd in 1600 Meter Run
Elida 4×100 Meter Relay (Desmend White/Clark Etzler/Corbin Stratton/Avery Sumpter) – 10th
Nicholas Krugh, Van Wert – 7th in 200 Meter Dash
Van Wert 4×400 Meter Relay (Tymon Moore/Nicholas Krugh/Quincey Salcido/Hunter Perl) – 12th
Dylan Abrams, Kenton – 15th in Shot Put
Colin Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf – 12th in Pole Vault
Complete State Event Results
Girls
12. Defiance 15, 21. Ottawa-Glandorf 12, 44. Van Wert 5, Bath 0, Elida 0
State Qualifiers:
Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf – 9th in 100 Meter Dash; 9th in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×200 Meter Relay (Megan Siefker/Michelle Maag/Elissa Ellerbrock/Madison Stechschulte) – 6th
Defiance 4×100 Meter Relay (Gabi Lamb/Samantha Murray/Neve Detmer/Ma’kayla Allen) – 15th
Whitney Meyers, Van Wert – 13th in 300 Meter Hurdles 30″
Samantha Murray, Defiance – 1st in 800 Meter Run (State Champion)
Elissa Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf – 8th in 800 Meter Run
Jocelyn Ayers, Bath – 7th in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×400 Meter Relay (Michelle Maag/Anna Bellman/Madison Stechschulte/Elissa Ellerbrock) – 4th
Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf – 4th in Discus Throw
Ma’kayla Allen, Defiance – 4th in Long Jump
Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert – 4th in Shot Put
Tori Bowen, Elida – 12th in Pole Vault
Complete State Event Results
15th Annual Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game
The 15th annual Van Wert County Hospital All Star Football Game hosted by the Van Wert Booster Club will be held Friday, June 13th at Eggerss Stadium in Van Wert, Ohio. The gates will open at 6:30 with player introductions taking place at 7:20 and kickoff at 7:30.
33 players from the Western Buckeye League will compete against a combined squad of 33 players from the Lima area and the Northwest Conference.
All tickets are $5 at the gate and there will be no pre-sale.
Complete Game Information and Rosters
2014 OHSAA Softball Tournament Brackets
Division II
State Semifinal
Bath
Bucyrus Regional
Bath
Miller City District
Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert, Wapakoneta
Division III
Regional
Ottawa-Glandorf
Lima District
Kenton, Ottawa-Glandorf
5/31 OHSAA Track & Field Regionals
Division I Amherst Regional
(top 4 finishers qualify for State)
Boys
26. Celina 4.5, 27. Defiance 4, Wapakoneta 0
State Qualifiers:
Sam Phares, Celina – 4th in Pole Vault
Girls
17. Celina 14, 27. Wapakoneta 7, 32. Shawnee 4
State Qualifiers:
Bekah Carr, Celina – 3rd in 100 Meter Hurdles 33″; 3rd in Long Jump
Complete Regional Meet Results
Division II Dayton Regional
(top 4 finishers qualify for State)
Boys
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 31, 8. Van Wert 26, 20. Elida 11, 24. St. Marys 9, 25. Kenton 8, Shawnee 0
State Qualifiers:
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×800 Meter Relay (Brad Recker/Sid Moening/Trevor Ellerbrock/Matias Trampe-Kindt) – 3rd
St. Marys 4×200 Meter Relay (Eric Spicer/Will Walter/Austin Tester/Cam Swanson) – 4th
Matias Trampe-Kindt, Ottawa-Glandorf – 3rd in 1600 Meter Run
Elida 4×100 Meter Relay (Desmend White/Clark Etzler/Corbin Stratton/Avery Sumpter) – 4th
Nicholas Krugh, Van Wert – 3rd in 200 Meter Dash
Van Wert 4×400 Meter Relay (Tymon Moore/Nicholas Krugh/Quincey Salcido/Hunter Perl) – 1st
Dylan Abrams, Kenton – 2nd in Shot Put
Colin Laubenthal, Ottawa-Glandorf – 4th in Pole Vault
Girls
4. Ottawa-Glandorf 42, 8. Defiance 32.5, 11. Van Wert 24, 20. Elida 12, 20. Bath 12, St. Marys 0
State Qualifiers:
Madison Stechschulte, Ottawa-Glandorf – 3rd in 100 Meter Dash; 4th in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×200 Meter Relay (Megan Siefker/Michelle Maag/Elissa Ellerbrock/Madison Stechschulte) – 4th
Defiance 4×100 Meter Relay (Gabi Lamb/Samantha Murray/Neve Detmer/Ma’kayla Allen) – 3rd
Whitney Meyers, Van Wert – 2nd in 300 Meter Hurdles 30″
Samantha Murray, Defiance – 1st in 800 Meter Run
Elissa Ellerbrock, Ottawa-Glandorf – 2nd in 800 Meter Run
Jocelyn Ayers, Bath – 2nd in 200 Meter Dash
Ottawa-Glandorf 4×400 Meter Relay (Michelle Maag/Anna Bellman/Madison Stechschulte/Elissa Ellerbrock) – 4th
Anna Bellman, Ottawa-Glandorf – 4th in Discus Throw
Ma’kayla Allen, Defiance – 2nd in Long Jump
Alexis Dowdy, Van Wert – 2nd in Shot Put
Tori Bowen, Elida – 2nd in Pole Vault
2013-14 Western Buckeye League All-Sports Trophy
The Western Buckeye League is pleased to announce that the Celina High School Bulldogs have won the 2013-14 Western Buckeye League All-Sports Trophy. The trophy is awarded to the league school that earns the most points in sports that are currently recognized in the WBL. Point totals are determined by the position a school finishes in the league standings. The WBL currently recognizes 18 champions in 11 different sports.
Celina won championships in Girls Soccer, Boys Swimming, Girls Track and Boys Tennis. This makes two straight all sports championships for Celina and gives them a league leading 16 wins in the 43 years the trophy has been awarded.
Wapakoneta finished second, followed closely by Ottawa Glandorf in third place.